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Whether you’ve had a lifelong sibling rivalry or been the best of friends, sibling relationships can be very difficult to navigate when caring for an aging parent. I am in contact with many family caregivers, and I often hear about conflict between siblings around caregiving decisions and responsibilities. Some are at such odds that they either don’t communicate or have a great deal of trouble doing so. Others say that a simple expression of appreciation would go a long way …

A lot of older Americans are turning to Facebook as a way to communicate with their friends and to find others with whom they share common interests. That’s why it’s all the more disturbing when a newly released study concludes that the world’s most popular social networking site has also become a hotbed for ageist bigotry of the most extreme sort. How extreme? For starters, try a Facebook group entitled “Old people to be shot at the age of 70.” The group’s …